Frank Carlson Library

Off-shore oil platforms controlled by vulnerable software and sitting atop millions of gallons of pressurized fire and pollution have caught the eye of an immensely wealthy zealot determined to return the world to ninth century despotism. Three strangers, a haunted man seeking sanctuary from the past, a young woman trying to build her future and a driven capitalist risking everything on a billion dollar gamble become pawns in a scheme that will decide...

"When an accident claims the life of an oil-rig worker off the North Carolina coast, Coast Guard investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers take on the case. Mounting evidence shows the death may have been murder, and they must race to discover the killer's identity before he finds them first"--Provided by publisher.

When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.

Describes the construction and operation of an oil rig and the search for and discovery of petroleum.

Dave Hooper has a hangover from hell, a horrible ex-wife, and the fangs of the IRS deep in his side. The last thing he needs is an explosion at work. A real explosion. On his off-shore oil rig. But this is no accident, and despite the news reports, Dave knows that terrorists aren't to blame. He knows because he killed one of the things responsible. Killing a seven-foot-tall, tattooed demon has transformed the overweight, balding safety manager into...

A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, self-made oilman Daniel Plainview, whose voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Getting the oil from the ground is an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, and the ongoing involvement...

In their new mission the Shadow Squadron is faced with a diplomatic nightmare--a Chinese oil rig in Cuban waters has been taken over by American mercenaries who are holding the workers hostage, and it is up to Ryan Cross and his men to get there before the Cuban military, and avoid an international incident.